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All of Newtown High School’s athletics programs are working together to collect goods for FAITH Food Pantry during Nighthawks Week of Giving — spearheaded by Cheerleading Head Coach Susan Bridges along with fellow committee members, Cheer Coach Elie ...

Newtown High School’s girls’ lacrosse team had some good playoff-like clashes against larger schools, hosting Staples of Westport on April 11 and Conard of West Hartford on April 14. Although these games marked the first two setbacks of the season fo...

Newtown High School’s softball team lost a trio of contests with competitive nonconference squads after a season-opening win over FCIAC representative Trumbull. The Nighthawks saw visiting Fairfield Warde (also of the FCIAC) pull away late in a 7-2 d...

Newtown High School’s baseball team was shut out 3-0 by visiting Norwalk on April 10 and blanked 6-0 at Shepaug Valley on April 14, then posted a 15-5 win over Bunnell of Stratford on April 16. Against Norwalk, starting pitcher Jamie Piccuillo allowe...

To the Editor: The proposed average daily tax increase is less than the cost of a cup of coffee. Our 2025-2026 Town and Education budget will increase 3.94% over last year’s budget and includes mandatory health insurance escalations, union wage incre...

To the Editor: The Newtown Victory Garden at Fairfield Hills is a gem in our community! Our volunteer gardeners produce fresh vegetables for Newtown food pantries each year; last year the garden contributed 3,000 pounds of fresh produce to Newtown fa...

To the Editor: I’m a resident of Newtown (almost 32 years), and I’ve always loved our library. When my sons were little, we did what a lot of families do right now ... taking our kids to the Library to have fun in the play area, participating in the ...

To the Editor: It’s quiz time! What do you know about the HVAC project at the C. H. Booth Library, the 5th Capital Improvement Project on the April 22 Referendum? 1. What is an HVAC? a. A vaccine b. An ancient Egyptian snack c. A Heating, Ventilation...

To the Editor: All Connecticut residents deserve to pursue higher education regardless of their income. Expanding the Mary Ann Handley (formerly known as PACT) tuition assistance program to the four Connecticut State Universities will allow students ...

To the Editor: I was shocked that the April 11 issue of The Newtown Bee had zero coverage of what was undoubtedly the biggest news item in town that occurred on Saturday, April 5, when hundreds of people gathered at The Pleasance to protest the heavy...